{"id":17679,"date":"2026-01-23T19:17:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/epca-budget-fails-to-meet-the-moment-for-education\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T19:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:17:30","slug":"epca-budget-fails-to-meet-the-moment-for-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/epca-budget-fails-to-meet-the-moment-for-education\/","title":{"rendered":"EPCA: Budget Fails to Meet the Moment for Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"16147\" width=\"404\" data-init-width=\"1080\" height=\"404\" data-init-height=\"1080\" title=\"Copy of Instagram Post - The 2023 Federal Budget\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Copy-of-Instagram-Post-The-2023-Federal-Budget.png\" data-width=\"404\" data-height=\"404\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 1080 \/ 1080;\" mt-d=\"0\" ml-d=\"0\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: var$(--tcb-color-1) !important; color: var(--tcb-color-1) !important;\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 26, 2025EPCA: Budget Fails to Meet the Moment for EducationMontreal, March 26, 2025 \u2014 The English Parents\u2019 Committee Association (EPCA) acknowledges the Quebec government\u2019s repeated statements that education remains a priority, but today\u2019s budget does not deliver the support needed to confront the real challenges facing students, schools, and families.\u201cWe\u2019re not questioning the government\u2019s intentions\u2014we\u2019re questioning the follow-through,\u201d said EPCA President Katherine Korakakis. \u201cParents across Quebec are being told that education matters, but this budget offers little to no reassurance that the system will get the help it desperately needs.\u201dThe budget\u2019s education measures fall short in several key areas:\u2022 Essential services for students with learning difficulties, like tutoring and free summer courses introduced during the academic catch-up plan, are being phased out.\u2022 Infrastructure projects\u2014already delayed or stalled\u2014remain uncertain.\u2022 Mental health and special needs support, repeatedly flagged by parents as urgent, are barely addressed.EPCA also notes the lack of new investment to support parental involvement and school governance, despite strong evidence that engaged families are critical to student success.That said, EPCA welcomes funding aimed at improving literacy and teacher recruitment but warns that without flexibility and local decision-making power, even good investments can miss their mark.\u201cEnglish-speaking communities already face barriers when accessing education services,\u201d said Korakakis. \u201cWe expected this budget to close those gaps, not widen them. Our students need real, targeted support\u2014not just good intentions.\u201dWith serious concerns about growing inequity, EPCA urges the government to engage directly with parent leaders, governing boards, and other key partners to ensure that funds are allocated effectively and used where they are needed most.Media Contact:Katherine KorakakisPresident, English Parents\u2019 Committee Association (EPCA)President@epcaquebec.org<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 26, 2025EPCA: Budget Fails to Meet the Moment for EducationMontreal, March 26, 2025 \u2014 The English Parents\u2019 Committee Association (EPCA) acknowledges the Quebec government\u2019s repeated statements that education remains a priority, but today\u2019s budget does not deliver the support needed to confront the real challenges facing students, schools, and families.\u201cWe\u2019re not questioning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17679\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}